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F-24 standard fix
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For staining developers I usually use an alkaline fix such as TF-3 but for most other work, both film and paper, I use F-24 a fixer originally formulated by Kodak. Interestingly, this is the fixer used by Gordon Hutchings in his book The Book of Pyro.
This is a basic, slightly acidic fixer that will work for film and paper.
F-24 working solution
Do not dilute.Fix film for twice the clearing time. Fix paper for 2 minutes for FB paper or 1 minute for RC.
| Warm water | 500ml |
| Sodium thiosulfate (hypo) pentahydrate | 240g |
| Sodium sulphite Anhyd. | 10g |
| sodium metabisulphite | 25g |
| Water to make | 1 ltr |